Diuretic activity of the stem-bark extracts of Steganotaenia araliacea hochst [Apiaceae]

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 471-475

  Agunu, A ^a   Abdurahman, E M ^a   Andrew, G O ^a   Muhammed, Z ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Diuresis; Steganotaenia araliacea; Stem bark extracts; Urine electrolytes

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; FUROSEMIDE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STEGANOTAENIA ARALIACEA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; CHLORIDE; DIURETIC AGENT; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APIALES; ARTICLE; BARK; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIURETIC ACTIVITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; ELECTROLYTE URINE LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTESTINE INJURY; KIDNEY INJURY; LIVER INJURY; LUNG INJURY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT STEM; RAT; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; STEGANOTAENIA ARALIACEA; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LD 50; TIME; URINE; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALIA; APIACEAE; APIALES; STEGANOTAENIA ARALIACEA;

ANIMALS; APIACEAE; CHLORIDES; DIURETICS; ETHANOL; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; LETHAL DOSE 50; MALE; METHANOL; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT STEMS; POTASSIUM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SODIUM; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

EID: 21644431799     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.09.045     Document Type: Article

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